Titanic, 100 Years Later
Titanic, 100 Years Later
Titanic, 100 Years Later
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APRIL 14, 1912 (11:40 P.M.)<br />
• The lookouts spot an iceberg directly in the path of the <strong>Titanic</strong>. First Officer Murdoch<br />
orders a hard port (left) turn, but the <strong>Titanic</strong>'s right side still scrapes the iceberg. Only 37<br />
seconds passed between the sighting of the iceberg and hitting it.<br />
• The impact, although jarring to the crew down in the forward area, is not noticed by many<br />
of the passengers. Thirty-seven seconds have elapsed from sighting to collision.<br />
• Had they hit dead on the ship would not have sunk
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